NUCENG 4NE3 - Advanced Nuclear Engineering

3 unit(s)

Details of nuclear safety principles, such as defense in depth. Energy generation and conversion, heat transfer and transport in a nuclear reactor. Thermal margins and safety limits. Aging of reactor components. Safety concepts as they relate to reactor sub-systems: software, reactor physics, pressure boundaries, containment, shutdown systems, emergency core cooling, and beyond design basis protection systems.
Three lectures; winter term
Prerequisite(s): NUCENG 3D04 or ENGPHYS 3D04
Antirequisite(s): ENGPHYS 4NE3